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Dimensions1600 x 1167
Original file size361 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date modified19-Mar-11 23:20
M46-Open Cluster

M46-Open Cluster

Date Captured: 2011-01-30 Location: Rodeo, NM
Imaging:SW Mak-Newt190 - QHY9, RGB Guiding: Quik guider,
Mount: SW EQ6ProCapture Software Used: MaximDL
Capture settings (duration, # frames, etc):
Lights 3*240s for each R,G,B filter bin 1x1

Messier 46 (also known as M 46 or NGC 2437) is an open cluster in the constellation of Puppis. The planetary nebula NGC 2438 appears to lie within the cluster near its northern edge.